benches warmed and phills not going down without a fight. and the little bull looks like the bull with this shot to center. he ties it at 6-6. giants retake the lead and the phills fight back again in the eighth. and the single to center ties it at 7-7 but the ninth inning the giants finish off the phills. and the walk-off, they lose 8-7. they lost 28 of the last 36 games, wow. >>> one of the greatest college basketball players in the history of this city has passed away. former temple great hal lear died yesterday at the age of 81. after graduating overbrook high school, lear was a star at temple in the mid 1950s and still holds the school record for most points in a season. lear one of only four players in temple history to have his number retired. >>> the sixers' line-up looking a little crowded with big men, huh? there is jahlil okafor, nerlens noel, embiid and simmoila ben s. where does he fit in? calling himself a point forward. afford that can run the point. and similar to lebron james and what he does for the cavaliers. simmons so ta

. >> the phills give them a fight. a wild one tonight.hillies look awful against the cubs for eight innings. and charles barkley in the cage, perhaps not. and tagging morgan, and the 2-run homer. and morgan gives up 3 runs in six innings. and lester completely overpowers the phillies. the cubs go to the bullpen in the ninth up 6-0. and no quit in galvis. the 3-run shot. 6-3. and joseph that is correct is -- that is gone, too. and ryan howard enters as a pinch-hitter and hits it hard but it ends the ballgame. the phillies lose 6-4. >> that was like two different games. the first eight innings and then the ninth. it was good to see the guys fight back. a chance with the tying run at the plate, it was good to see them battle back. >> the phills 0-8 on mondays. >>> the eagles mandatory mini camp should begin drama-free. fletcher cox and darren sproles reported today to the novacare complex. there was speculation this would be no-shows missing the voluntary workouts. sproles with family issues and fletcher cox would like a long-term contract.

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the phills 3 p a nine-gamed. they'll be in san francisco over the weekend. >> all right, ducis. >>> finall tonight, it was a feast of form ach. all chind kinds of cheeses in philadelphi eyo some t world's greatest cheesemakers tonight. experts came from eight european countries to give guests a taste of international cheese flavor. participants also had a chance to learn cheese-making techniques. the feast of form ach. "jimmy kimmiv next on channel 6 followed by "nightline jimmy's guests tonight kevin nealon, dj khaled, music from christina aguilara. "action n" u at 4:30. now for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night.

the phills fall behind in the first inning. jake lamb, off of jeremy, a two-run shot.es 9 for 17 this year. he hits two homers. phills trail 3-0 second inning, deep to center. center fielder misplays it. it's a double. he scores to make it 3-1. the phillies' bats, nonexistent. ninth inning. tommy joves is the go-ahend run. double play. next batter, cameron rupp. there goes that idea. phillies lose, 3-1. they've lost seven straight games. >> it's hard to stay patient but the alternative is to give up. and i'm not going to give up. i mean, i like to win. we're all competitors. and we want to -- i hate losing. nobody likes it. you know, and in fact, i don't expect the players to be happy. i expect when you're losing the players not to be in a good mood. so the alternative is just to give and up keep taking it or to fight and come out of it. >> they're in minnesota tomorrow. >>> the phillies have signed their top pick mickey moniak. according to baseball america, the outfielder gets a $6.1 million signing bonus. he will be introduced in a news conference tomorrow afternoon

the phills trail 11 of 7 -- 11-7 in the eighth. the phillies trail right now 14-10.in the top of the ninth. more phillies talk ahead. we'll hear from their draft pick. and the coca american file. little messy in argentina do not cooperate. let's feed him to the sharks! squuuuack, let's feed him to the sharks! yay! and take all of his gold! and take all of his gold! ya! and hide it from the crew! ya...? squuuuack, they're all morons anyway! i never said that. they all smell bad too. no! you all smell wonderful! i smell bad! if you're a parrot, you repeat things. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. squuuuack, it's what you do. >>> he's 18. looks 15 and has $6 million in the bank. the phillies formally introduced mickey moniak today. he's the eighth outfielder they -- 18-year-old outfielder they selected first overall earlier this month in the major league baseball draft. he's a southern california kid who needs to get into a philadelphia state of mind. >> didn't know too much about the c

phills lose 7-2. they drop a season-high six straight. >>> to say the eagles dropped the ball last season is an understatement. the receivers have the most drops in football. last year. but now nelson aglor is trying to fix the problem. he did not seize the problem as -- moment as a rookie last year. the first-round pick only had 283 yards receiving and 1 touchdown. >> i did not take advantage of is great opportunity. at the end of the day, that's what i must do this year. i'm going to take the great opportunity. >> he was ranked eighth on the eagles in catches. wait till you catch np a local high school baseball team defies the odds and >> it's 41 painful years since the flyers woun the cup. meantime, penguins in position to win their fourth game two of the cup final in pittsburg. penguin-sharks in overtime. penguins 12-1. pittsburgh up 2-0. game one of the nba times here on 6abc tomorrow at 9:00. cavs against the warriors. union hosting columbus, 84t 84th minute. herber, the rookie. what a move here

the phills, committing a ton of errors lately, but not here. oh, wow, franco in the first inning. down 1-0, and lamb, he goes for an r.b.i. double. 2-0 arizona. and giving up 2 runs in 5 2/3 innings. not terrible, but the phillies offense is bottom of the sixth, bases loaded and nobody out. a double play and franco completes the 0-4 day and the phillies manage just three hits, losing 5-1. dropping 23 of the last 29 ballgames. >> something we have to find out how to get out of. it's part of the game. at some point it seems like every team will go through this. we're just in the middle of a bad one. but we have to come out tomorrow and go from there. >> at some point we will snap out of this and will be fine. it might be tomorrow, might be on the road. and i am anticipating us to improve bit right now i feel like we are snake-bit, it is hard to crawl out. >>> a programming reminder. sports sunday comes your way immediately following this newscast and mike will join us discussing the phillies free fall and eagles recent spending spree. >>> quite the final round to the u.s. open and a

double dose of bad news for the phills today.osing the game to the cubs this afternoon and lose one of the best pitchers. and leaving after just two pitches and initially discomfort during warm-ups, calling it a strained right bicep. he will be evaluated sometime tomorrow. >>> the game, 1-0 cubs in the sixth inning and that is bryant the 2-run homer off bailey. 3-0 chicago. two batters later, ben zobrist, oh, boy and the cubs lead 4-0. and john lackey is sharp. strikes out eight and retired the last 15. and the phills lose 8-1 and drop 2-3 to the cups. >> a pretty big gap. like i said earlier, i am glad we don't have to see them again. we would like to be like the cubs and hopefully will happen in the future. >>> and day two of the eagles mini camp. sake they love pederson as coach. and in his offense the quarterback can audible at the line of scrimmage, far from chip kelly's offense. >> with that comes responsibility. you are charged with getting the good play in, getting out of a bad play, and responsible for everyone out there

his first of the year, two-run gives the philles a lead.ormer phil farm hand santana breaking something off of hector. brewers win it, 6-3. >> french open, women's final. second set, a beautiful lob shot. right on the line. that was match point. rugby championships going on. games consist of two seven-minute halves. temple taking on clemson, temple down 12-0 at the half. scored 19 second half points to win. two other losses to dartmouth and utah means the owls do not advance. drexel fails to advance. >>> st. joe's lost this match to arizona, 14-5. the hawks do advance, thanks to wins over army and navy. they face south carolina tomorrow. touchdown also advances. golden bears defeated indiana. you can see tomorrow's action at 2:00 on nbc and at 4:00 on nbc 10. >>> that's sports. we'll be right back. pizza is perfect. pizza with bacon cheeseburger on it... way, way more perfect. papa's bacon cheeseburger pizza is back. and try our new mushroom swiss burger pizza. just ten dollars each for a large. papa john's dot com okawhoa!ady? [ explosion

and the phills eventually lead 5-2.he bottom of the fifth inning, unfortunately returning the favor in right. and escobar credited with a 2-run triple. right now we are tied at 5-5 in the seventh inning. >>> with the start going well. and he says that he feels good. and he is working his way back from a bicep injury. >>> still ahead, the nhl expanding. at perdue, we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. like putting oregano in their water. it has natural antioxidants that keep our chickens healthy. and we don't have to use antibiotics in their diet. more like orega-yes, am i right? oregano, just one more way we bring you chickens raised with no antibiotics ever. it's not the easy way. it's the perdue way. >>> the nhl has awarded las vegas a new franchise. it comes with a $500 million fee. the team will begin play in the 2017-2018 season of the franchise doesn't have a name yet. my vote goes to the las vegas blackjacks. >> you like that? >> yeah. >>> the wild one between the

and the eighth inning, and donaldson takes him for a ride and the phills lose 7-2. they vow to remain positive. >> a lot of youthful excitement every day at the park in this o you know, there's different areas where you can go and find energy from someone in this locker room every single day during the game, on the mound. so, you know, i think it's hard for us to stay down with the people we have in this room. >>> 4,257, the new baseball hit king -- sort of. ichiro suzuki passed pete rose for the all-time professional hit list. "profession "professional" because 3 came in japan before he came to the major leagues. >>> the nba finals began 2-0 in golden state's favor. and game six in cleveland even though the cavs trail, winning game five giving them momentum. and the warriors have been here before, the reigning champs. >> it is different because it is a different year and different challenge. different circumstances with a couple of injuries and what not. but the opportunity is there and i think we're very poised group that's ready for it. >>> a great opportunity to

and the phills just scored 2 runs moments ago taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the sixth. >>> year after year he was passed over. today on the sixth try, the former flyers legend eric lindro voted in. and he won the trophy as the in 1995, finished in the top 10 ten times. h a question for the hall of the years because his career cut short due to concus and he says it is worth the waits. >> it was six years and a bit of time, but i guess you can turn it aun saying i am in the hall forever. it n honor to be part of it and i look forward to the lmb >> yeah, i think it's terrific. eric was -- he was obviously a terrific player. i think the size, the skill, the skating package was very i. >> join lindros in the hall is pat quinn a record 35-game unbeaten streak in 1979. quinn died in 2014. former flyer mark retke did not get in again. >>> and football arena-style. an o in portland, and mcdaniel up and over the boards for the touchdown. and 21-14 lead, but now trail >>> t olympics about five we away. one local swimmer headed to rio, kelsi worrell from new jersey. anthe won the 100-meter butter

and the phills eventually lead 5-2. the fifth inning, unfortunately returning the favor in right. and escobar credited with a 2-run triple. right now we are tied at 5-5 in the seventh inning. >>> with the start going well. and he says that he feels good. and he is working his way back from a bicep injury. >>> still ahead, the nhl expanding. >>> plus, one union player gets hot against the chicago fire. okay, ready? whoa! [ explosion ] nothing should get in the way of the things you love. ♪ get america's fastest internet. only from xfinity. >>> the nhl has awarded las vegas a new franchise. it comes with a $500 million fee. the team will begin play in the 2017-2018 season of the franchise doesn't have a name yet. my vote goes to the las vegas blackjacks. >> you like that? >> yeah. >>> the wild one between the union and the fire. in chester roland alberg with the hat trick. >>> and the villanova team presented with an award and the head coach wright and others accepted the honor. >> thank you. >>> tonight, a celebration of

phills take an 8-7 lead in the inning. doesn't last long. bottom eight. back on the diamondbacks.tie it. blanco throws it away. 8-8. stays that way until the tenth. pinch-hitting runner at third. that will do it. phillies win on a sac fly, 9-8. it's their first sweep in more than two months. >> we all love to win. when you get some exciting wins like that, it buildings to the next day. we're excited to keep it rolling after the off day.>>> lenny dyke who was any good on that 1993 phillies team was taking steroids including himself. dykstra says it was his way of making $30 million. in his new book "house of nells," he says he's not proud of taking performance enhancing drugs but he had to stay on the field every day and it allowed him to make millions of dollars for his family. he also claims he paid private investigators to dig up dirt on umpires so he could use it against them. dykstra who later went to prison for fraud is trying to learn tofrom all those mistakes. >> so i learned -- i learned a lot. i learned humility. i learned about how to treat people. now, i'm not suggestin

solo blast to deep left center and the phills fall behind 2-0. and the bright spot in the fourth, franco turns on that one, his ninth of the season. the phillies trail 2-1. trouble in the seventh inning. broxton hits one off eickhoff's ankle and he leaves the game. >> we need to start making some pitchers look bad. and i think we're capable of it. we had some moments the first two months. and i believe these guys are going to get better. >>> the eagles, the voluntary workouts continue. the fun stuff starts tuesday with mandatory mini camp. and head coach hopes full attendance for that. and sproles continues to skip the e.t.a.'s and it is about learning the offensive and defensive skills. and the players think it is coming along. >> by now you should already know the system, you know. it's not like college where you have like classes to study for, too. this is the pros, so you have to be able to study on your own when you get home and kind of take those so that when you come here on the field there should be no problem. i mean there should be no p

headed to the philled game it's jammed eastbound. >> thank you matt. >>> still it come on "action news" tonight. a massive effort is underway to contain a growing wild fire that shows no signs of slowing down. >> and pope francis invites a special audience to the vatican, we'll explain why red noses were an essential part of the event. >>> a powerful storm system is bringing severe weather to the south and west and details on where that is heading and a nice holiday weekend coming up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. and jeff skversky has sports including fletcher cox's new deal with the eagles. these little guys? they represent blood cells. and if you have afib - an irregular heartbeat that may put you at five times greater risk of stroke - they can pool together in the heart, forming a clot that can break free, and travel upstream to the brain where it can block blood flow and cause a stroke. but if you have afib that's not caused by a heart valve problem, pradaxa can help stop clots from forming. pradaxa was better than warfarin at reducing the risk of stroke, in a cl

phills and blue jays. what do you do when a foul ball comes your way when you're holding a toddler?ot hurt. nola does not have it. edwin encarnacion, 18th homer of the season, third of the four-game series. the next batter is michael saunders, back-to-back jacks. nola pitches 3-plus innings. nola gives up 8 runs, 6 are earned. the phillies are crushed, 13-2. >> i didn't like what i saw today. we have -- we've gone from seven over to seven under, and -- within about a two-week span. and i don't want -- i don't want to get what we did the first two months, i don't want to let that get away from us. i think we're better than what we played in the last two weeks. >> mind-blowing. that's what fletcher cox called the contract extension he recently signed with the good mornings. in case you missed it. here's the numbers you can't miss. 6 years, $103 million. $63 million in guaranteed money. that's plenty of reason to smile. the defensive tackle is coming off his first pro bowl season. he had a team high 9 1/2 sacks last year, cox says he is humbled by it all. >> it's really mind-blowing. j